SAT Review: Combining Sentences

What is the best way to combine these sentences with an Appositive Phrase?
1) Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
2) Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 

• Orson Wells, a famous actor and film director, produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars, he is a famous actor and film director.
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars and Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
  Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the best way to combine these sentences as a Complex sentence?
1) The tree branch fell on the roof. 
2) The roof was leaking.
3) We repaired the roof.

• After we repaired the roof the leak stopped.
• The tree branch fell on the leaking roof.
• The leaking roof needed to be repaired after the tree branch fell on it.
• We repaired the roof after a falling branch caused it to leak.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the best way to combine these sentences into a Compound sentence?
1) I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council.
2) Something must have happened.

• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council something must have happened.
• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council so something must have happened.
• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, so something must have happened.
• I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, something must have happened.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the best way to combine these sentences in a Complex sentence?
1) Even though they are uncomfortable.
2) Safety goggles should be worn at all times. 

• Even though they are uncomfortable, safety goggles should be worn at all times.
• Even though they are uncomfortable, but safety goggles should be worn at all times.
• Even though they are uncomfortable, and safety goggles should be worn at all times.
• Sentences 7 and 8 are correct.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 8 and 9?
(8) I sat on my front step. (9) I looked across the street.

• I sat and looked on my front step and across the street.
• I sat on my front step and looked across the street.
• I sat on my front step, and I looked across the street.
• I sat and looked on my front step across the street.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 10 and 11? (10) Bill and Phil became partners. (11) They started their own shoe business.

• Bill and Phil became partners, they started their own shoe business.
• Bill and Phil became partners when they started their own shoe business.
• Bill and Phil became partners, so they started their own shoe business.
• Bill and Phil became partners and then started their own shoe business.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the correct way to write sentences 17 and 18? (17) All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization. (18) Called Blare's Bears for Haiti.

• All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization. Which he called Blare's Bears for Haiti.
• All the attention prompting Blare to create an organization called Blare's Bears for Haiti.
• All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization, it was called Blare's Bears for Haiti.
• All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization called Blare's Bears for Haiti.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

The chocolate icing is creamy. The vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy or the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy, but the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy, the vanilla icing is too stiff.

• The chocolate icing is creamy bu the vanilla icing is too stiff.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?

The creepy monster growled loudly. He took one step towards me. He stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly and took one step towards me and stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, stared at me with his beady red eyes.

• The creepy monster growled loudly, took one step towards me, or stared at me with his beady red eyes.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Find the sentence that doesn’t belong!

Women’s gymnastics is a very popular sport to watch during the Olympics. The girls compete on 4 different events - uneven bars, balance beam, vault, and floor. Men’s gymnastics has six different events. While the women’s floor routine is to music, the uneven bars, balance beam, and vault are not to music.

• Women’s gymnastics is a very popular sport to watch during the Olympics.

• The girls compete on 4 different events - uneven bars, balance beam, vault, and floor.

• Men’s gymnastics has six different events.

• While the women’s floor routine is to music, the uneven bars, balance beam, and vault are not to music.

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CCSS.L.3.1G